Hunter
05/04/23
The Iowa Democratic Party announced its plans for making a presidential pick a mail-process.
KCCI TV reports under the new selection plan, Iowa Democrats would request a presidential preference card through the mail or online. They would then have a window of time to fill out the card and mail it in or drop it off at available secure drop-box locations. The 2024 in-person democratic caucuses would not offer the ability to express presidential preference, instead focusing solely on party business.
The initial draft of the plan doesn’t include a timeline for when the preference cards would be mailed out deadlines for completion and return, or when the results would be released. The party said they will have those details finalized no later than 90 days before the caucus.
The Democratic National Committee voted in February to strip Iowa of its first-in-the-nation status, selecting South Carolina to hold the first spot. However, Iowa law requires the caucuses to be held at least eight days earlier than any other state’s first vote.
The Iowa Democrats say they still intend to follow state law, holding the caucus at the front of the election calendar. The DNC says any state that breaks their new rules will remove half of its delegates to the national convention.
